From the Russell S. Step 3 Audio (Where do you live - Greensboro Mind)

*Meditation For The Day
Painful as the present time may be; you will one day see the reason
for it. You will see that it was not only testing, but also a
preparation for the life-work which you are to do. Have faith that
your prayers and aspirations will someday be answered.
Answered in a way that perhaps seems painful to you but is the only
right way. Selfishness and pride often make us want things that
are not good for us. They need to be burned out of our natures.

So I'm sitting here on the eve of Independence Day, the Fourth of July, experiencing a lot of gratitude: - I'm grateful for not feeling the need to stop for drugs & alcohol on the way home from work, making sure I have enough 'stash' to get me all the way through 'til the fireworks are over. - I'm grateful knowing that tomorrow I will spend the day with fellow humans; in the parade, at the bar-b-que, watching fireworks... SOBER. - I'm grateful for having a group of men I can associate with who have a like-minded desire for "The One Thing".

The Eight Points Of The Oxford Group by C. Irving Benson (published 1938) From Page 5 (pg. 31 of the .pdf):

"The initial step and the indispensable step in the quest is: ABSOLUTE SURRENDER OF OUR LIVES TO GOD. Surrender is 'life under new management.'

http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2007/spirituality.htm

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-E